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    The Basics of Japanese Grammar
    The Basics of Japanese Grammar
    The Basics of Japanese Grammar
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    The Basics of Japanese Grammar

    By S. Walker

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    This book is a beginner's guide to conjugating verbs and adjectives in Japanese, with examples, and discussion on sentence structure. Knowledge of written Japanese is not required to make use of this book, although it is strongly recommended as part of your study.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherS. Walker
    Release dateMar 15, 2010
    ISBN9781452308159
    The Basics of Japanese Grammar
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    S. Walker

    S Walker was born in England and moved to Wales when he was very young. In 2002 he graduated from the University of Wales, College Cardiff with a Bachelor's degree in Astrophysics.A few years later he decided he needed a challenge and started teaching himself Japanese. He Moved to Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture in Japan a few months later. Five years teaching conversational English later, he moved to Calgary in Canada.After almost a decade of working overnights, he graduated from the University of Calgary with one Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, and one in Education (specialising in secondary maths). He is currently a high school maths teacher and part-time not-so-evil not-such-a-genius evil genius.

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      Very helpful on a confusing subject. The english explanation is very concise and not confusing as in some Japanese texts. The teachers and textbooks tend to make these overly complex while this explanation is very straightforward. It was nice that the paper focused on key verbs through the text and stayed with the same set of verbs. Thank you.

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    The Basics of Japanese Grammar - S. Walker

    The Basics of Japanese Grammar – Verbs

    S Walker

    Published by S Walker at Smashwords.

    Copyright 2010 S Walker

    Smashwords Edition, License Notes

    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    Foreword

    This book is NOT a complete guide on learning Japanese, it is aimed at those just beginning to learn the language, who still rely on Romaji (Japanese written with the letters we use in English) and who are looking for a concise explanation of how to conjugate verbs. Adjectives are also covered briefly in Appendix B.

    There are many differences and similarities between Japanese and English. Remembering these is a good way of learning a language.

    Introduction (i) – Sentence structure

    Japanese and English are very different. Not just in the way they are written, but in the way the sentences are constructed. Let's look at a couple of quick examples.

    Watashi wa terebigeemu ga

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